Nokia and Carl Zeiss have announced that they have extended their exclusive partnership over smartphone cameras. The Finnish manufacturer often touts Carl Zeiss lenses as a big selling point for its smartphones, such as the Nokia Lumia 900, Nokia N8, and the Nokia 808 PureView with its massive 41MP camera.

Carl Zeiss lenses are the driving force behind many high-end cameras, as well as Nokia smartphones, Logitech webcams, and Sony compact cameras and camcorders. The exclusive partnership between Nokia and Carl Zeiss was formed in 2005, and has led to the release of the Nokia 808 PureView this month. The two companies aren’t stopping there, however, and the Espoo-based smartphone giant claims to be making “further advancements in smartphone imaging in the coming months and years.”

Do you think Carl Zeiss cameras are significantly better than others on the market? Would you like to see another hardware manufacturer eventually take advantage of Carl Zeiss lenses as well?